# Replication Data for: "It-who-must-not-be-named: Covid-19 misinformation, tactics to profit from it and to evade content moderation on YouTube"

In this study, we analyzed six months of content from 50 Brazilian YouTube channels to understand:
  1. if YouTube channels that spread vaccine misinformation also misinform the audience about the Covid-19 pandemic; 
  2. what are the main types of Covid-19 M&D spread by the channels;
  3. how the channels evade content moderation, and
  4. what tactics the content creators use to profit.

This folder contains the following files:

* `videos_26-02-2020_26-08-2020.ods`: metadata and analysis—misinformation and monetization—of 3,318 videos, as obtained through YouTube Data Tools (YTDT, `https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/mod_videos_list.php`). We added the following columns to the information provided by YTDT: topicCovid, hasMisinformation, misinformationCode, hasMonetization, typeMonetization, brandAds. The following columns are significant for this study:
	* channelId: ID of the channel. Replace <channelId> using the address https://www.youtube.com/channel/<channelId> to access a specific channel
	* channelTitle: title of the channel
	* videoId: ID of the video. Replace <videoId> using the address youtube.com/watch?v=<videoId> to go to a specific video
	* publishedAt, publishedAtSQL: date published
	* videoTitle: title of the video
	* duration, durationSec: duration of the video
	* viewCount: how many views a video had when the data was extracted
	* likeCount: how many likes a video had when the data was extracted
	* dislikeCount: how many dislikes a video had when the data was extracted
	* commentCount: how many comments a video had when the data was extracted
	* topicCovid: Y if the video mentions Covid-19
	* hasMisinformation: Y if the video contains Covid-19 M&D
	* misinformationCode: what type of misinformation is contained in the video, according to the classification protocol presented in the manuscript
	* hasMonetization: Y if a video containing Covid-19 M&D is monetized
	* typeMonetization: characterization of how a video is monetized, according to services provided by YouTube or independently added:
		Services provided through the YouTube Partner Program:
		* adRevenue: revenue from ads presented during a video
		* channelMemberships: membership program
		* merchandiseShelf: merchandise from the channel advertised in a specific area provided by YouTube
		* superChatOrSuperStickers: features available during YouTube lives, highlighting audience interaction through donations
		Monetization independently added:
		* crowdfundingOrDonation: crowdfunding-specific platforms or direct donation through, e.g., bank account
		* independentAds: products and services advertised directly by the content creator
	* brandAds: brands whose ads appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation; see `brands.ods` for reference

* `brands.ods`: full names of brands that appeared on videos containing Covid-19 misinformation, for reference

